The twin-engine plane crashed in a mining company's parking lot near a casino and other businesses near Elko Regional Airport and Interstate 80.

Reno-based American Medflight did not immediately respond to email and telephone requests for comment, but President John Burruel said in a statement that the company was cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration as they investigated the crash.

"There was not a lot left of the aircraft," Elko Fire Chief Matt Griego said after the flames were extinguished.

A photograph published by the Elko Daily Free Press showed mostly burned wreckage on pavement in front of a line of vehicles, including at least one charred pickup. The plane's tail was one of the few recognizable parts.